Data That Matters October 2016

There is a life expectancy gap between the richest 1% and the poorest 15 of >14 years for men and > Continue reading →

Electric Cars Lower Health Costs

Electric cars have an intended consequence: lowered health care costs. The effect looks to be a secondary or tertiary effect, Continue reading →

Traders Shifting To Longer Bonds

Bonds are acting strange. When inflation was the norm and the world economies were growing, bonds would pay a few Continue reading →

Wildlife Populations Declining

Researchers are estimating that the world will have lost 2/3 of its wildlife population between 1970 and 2020. While some Continue reading →

Billionaires Losing Money

There are more billionaires, but their total wealth has decreased. There are now, 1,397 billionaires, and their wealth has dropped Continue reading →

Cloning Gets Easier

Cloning and stem cells are controversial topics, particularly when they used cells that were part of the reproductive process. Now, Japanese Continue reading →

Slow Growth Persists

It is a good time to understand negative interest rates because they’re likely to be with us for a while. Continue reading →

Breaking The Internet

This morning, a massive attack succeeded against Twitter, CNN, the Guardian, Etsy, and several other sites. The size of such Continue reading →